The Questions We Should Be Asking Our Students
Maryellen Weimer
September 28, 2016
How much do you know about how your students study? I’ve been asking the question a lot lately and I’d have to say most of
How much do you know about how your students study? I’ve been asking the question a lot lately and I’d have to say most of
An interesting essay in the Journal of Management Education highlights “mounting evidence in the cognitive neuroscience literature that digital technology is restructuring the way our
New college students come to postsecondary education with some accurate expectations. They expect that college will be harder than high school. Most anticipate having to
Laptops and tablet devices of various sorts are everywhere in college classrooms at this point. Students use them to take notes. Keying is quicker than
I’m a strong believer in the benefits of students studying together, even though students don’t always understand or even experience the benefits. Oftentimes the potential
By the third or fourth week of most courses, students have had a reality check. They have taken the first exam, received feedback on their
This post shares a couple of items that pertain to student note-taking.
I’m always on the lookout for strategies that develop students’ note-taking skills, and
Language influences thought and action. It’s a fundamental idea in linguistics. I remember first encountering it in a class when I was assigned S.I. Hayakawa’s
I’ve been ruminating lately about tests and wondering if our thinking about them hasn’t gotten into something of a rut. We give exams for two
To: My Students
From: Your Teacher
Re: College and the Real World
I just read about a senior engineering student who was presenting
